Results for: queer parenting
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New Report Reveals Bisexual Youth Face Specific Challenges — and Need Our Support
The numbers paint a bleak picture, but it’s important that they exist at all. They can be a tool for anyone invested in improving outcomes for bi youth.
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Trail Life USA Tries to Blaze A New Trail For Anti-Gay Scouting
Luckily there are other scouting alternatives for your kids!
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Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin District Misses the Point, Appoints Anti-Gay Bigot to Anti-Bullying Committee
Bryan Lindquist, head of anti-gay Parents Action League, is an ex-gay “therapist” who calls AIDS “Gay-Related Immune Deficiency.”
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Long Island PTA Chapter Will Exist Solely to Support Gay Teens and Be Totally Awesome
“You don’t have to live on Long Island to join. You don’t have to be gay or have a kid who is gay… All you have to do is believe in the movement.”
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Agreement on Anoka-Hennepin Lawsuit Ends “Neutrality Policy,” Gives Hope
“Teachers may affirm the dignity and self-worth of students and any protected characteristics of students, such as being LGBT, without running afoul of any district policy.”
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New Recommended Guidelines Could Make Sex Ed Not Completely Terrible
There’s a new set of recommended guidelines for sex education, and in a perfect world, they would actually be put into practice.
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Outing Gay Utah Teen Did Not Solve Gay Bullying, School Finds
Add “outing your students” to the list of gay bullying solutions that don’t work.
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For The Sake of the Children: Why America Needs to Realize Gay Families Are Real
“Public discussion about American families often assumes the nation is largely made up of married heterosexual couples raising their biological children. Yet less than a quarter of all U.S. households fall into this category”
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Effort to Repeal California Gay History in Schools Officially Fails
The people trying to repeal SB 48, California’s gay history bill, aren’t going to be able to pull it off.
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More Schoolgirls in India Might Be Lesbians
“The fact that they are mustering the courage to come for help on their own is indeed a paradigm shift.”
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Coptic Church Defends Students’ Rights to be Homophobic
“We don’t discriminate, we just don’t believe in homosexuality.”
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You Can Call Me “Fag”: American Teens Don’t Find Offensive Slurs Offensive
New survey shows that most US young people don’t find homophobic, racial or sexist slurs offensive. Is this a good or bad thing?
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The Tragic But Ultimately Inspiring True Story of Gay Homeless Teen Brian Dixon
When homeless gay teens need a place to turn, it seems that real and immediate support is more likely to come from local networks, despite the government’s best intentions.
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The Obama Adminstration’s War On Gay Teen Homelessness
“…every child and youth who is unable to live with his or her parents is entitled to a safe, loving and affirming foster care placement, irrespective of the young person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,”
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NYT Joins Anti-Gay-Bullying Activism Epidemic with “Coming Out: Gay Teens In Their Own Words”
The New York Times has spoken with roughly 100 gay teens about their experiences – and they want to hear about yours, too.
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California Textbooks Might Include Gay Role Models, History
What if you had found out about gay historical figures and role models from your teacher, and not frantic late-night googling?
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Gay Teen Bullying/Suicide Crisis Updates & Action: How We’re Living Now
Taking stock of what fresh hell of gay teen bullying suicide crisis nightmare heartbreak grief we have woken up into today. There’s some good news and also Ellen, so all in all you should probably read it.